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Orion Properties Inc. (ONL)

Q4 2025 Earnings Call· Fri, Mar 6, 2026

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Operator

Operator

Greetings. Welcome to Orion Properties Inc. Year End 2025 Earnings Call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Emma Little, Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin.

Emma Little

Management

Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Yesterday, Orion Properties Inc. released its results for the quarter and year ended 12/31/2025, filed its 2025 Form 10-Ks with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and posted its earnings supplement to its website at onlreit.com. During the call today, we will be discussing Orion Properties Inc.’s guidance estimates for calendar year 2026 and other forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from our estimates. The risks are discussed in our earnings release as well as in our Form 10-Ks and other SEC filings, and Orion Properties Inc. undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made during this call. We will also be discussing non-GAAP financial measures, such as funds from operations, or FFO, and core funds from operations, or core FFO. These non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and Orion Properties Inc.’s earnings release and supplement include a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Hosting the call today are Orion Properties Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul McDowell, and Chief Financial Officer, Gavin Brandon. And joining us for the Q&A session will be Chris Day, our Chief Operating Officer. With that, I am now going to turn the call over to Paul McDowell.

Paul McDowell

Management

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us on Orion Properties Inc.’s 2025 Year End Earnings Call. As recently announced, Orion Properties Inc. has begun a strategic options review process as management and the board of directors continue to explore pathways to unlock value for our shareholders. Since this process is in the early stages, we will focus today's call on our operating performance and the tremendous progress we made further stabilizing the portfolio and executing our business plan during 2025, which has now positioned us for core FFO earnings growth in 2026 and beyond. We completed over 900,000 square feet of leasing in 2025, on top of the 1,100,000 square feet we leased in 2024, reflecting an improving market backdrop. We also signed an additional 183,000 square feet after year end. These are meaningful volumes, particularly given the reduced size of our portfolio and have really moved the needle to enhance the quality and stability of our lease roll. One critical metric to measure our success is weighted average lease term, or WALT, which averaged nearly 10 years on new leases signed in 2025. This is nearly double our portfolio average WALT. Overall, the average WALT for all leasing activity in 2025 was 7.5 years, which continues to move in the right direction and is approaching six years for the total portfolio. Cash rent spreads on fourth quarter renewals were up for the third straight quarter at 12.8%, though overall, 2025 rent spreads remained volatile and were down 7.1% for the year, but were up an average of 3.7% when comparing ending rents in the current term versus ending rents in the renewal term. Importantly, our 2025 leasing momentum and noncore dispositions translated into a 600 basis point improvement in our leased rate year-over-year to over 80% at…

Gavin Brandon

Management

Thanks, Paul. For the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to 2024, Orion Properties Inc. had total revenues of $35.2 million as compared to $38.4 million, and core FFO of $0.19 per share as compared to $0.18 per share. As expected, we recognized $0.03 per share of lease termination income in 2025 associated with the Fresno, California asset sale. Adjusted EBITDA of $16.1 million versus $16.6 million. The year-over-year changes in operating income are primarily related to current year vacancies and costs incurred for the Deerfield demolition, offset by income from our San Ramon property acquired in 2024 and carry cost savings from dispositions of vacant assets. G&A came in as expected at $6 million compared to $6.1 million. CapEx and leasing costs were $17.8 million compared to $8.2 million, which primarily relates to work performed at our Buffalo, New York property for our new 160,000 square foot lease with Ingram Micro, which is expected to commence in April 2026, and at our Lincoln, Nebraska property where our new 886,000 square foot lease with the United States government commenced in February 2026. For the full year 2025 compared to 2024, Orion Properties Inc. had total revenues of $147.6 million as compared to $164.9 million, and core FFO of $0.78 per share, which included approximately $0.09 per share of income from lease terminations and end-of-lease obligations. This compares to core FFO of $1.01 in 2024, which included $0.04 per share of lease termination income. Adjusted EBITDA was $69 million versus $82.8 million. The year-over-year decreases in operating income are primarily related to current year vacancies and costs incurred for the demolition discussed earlier, offset by income from our 2024 acquisition and carry cost savings from dispositions of vacant assets, as well as successful property tax appeals. G&A came in as expected at…

Operator

Operator

Thank you. If you would like to ask a question, you may press star followed by one. You may press two if you would like to remove your question from the queue, before pressing the star keys. Our first question is from Mitch Germain with Citizens JMP. Please proceed.

Mitch Germain

Analyst

Thank you. It seems like your leasing pipeline is almost two times higher relative to last quarter. Is that just an overall conviction that you are seeing in office leasing? Is the tide really turning a bit more positively here?

Paul McDowell

Management

Good morning, Mitch. I think it is probably a little bit of both, frankly. You know, our portfolio is not very big, so the numbers can move pretty dramatically if we start to get some leasing momentum on one or two properties, which is exactly the case that has occurred from last quarter to this quarter. And I would characterize that leasing momentum that we have gotten as a result of the market improving somewhat. So I think it is a bit of both. But I would reemphasize that the number may be volatile quarter over quarter.

Mitch Germain

Analyst

And from a historical context, and I know that the track record is three, four years for you guys, when you look at your leasing pipeline and compare that to the success rate that you have had, maybe if you have thought about what the percentage is that you have seen historically in your ability to take the pipeline into a lease?

Paul McDowell

Management

We have not calculated that specifically. But I will tell you, Mitch, that our success rate has improved very significantly over the past two years. I think, in 2023, you might remember, we only leased 230,000 square feet of space and we did not have any new leases. And in 2024, we did 1,100,000 square feet, and in 2025, we did 900,000 square feet, and 183,000 square feet so far this year, with a pretty strong pipeline. So I would say that our ability to turn inquiry into signed leases has really improved a lot. And I would say that the decision-making process at tenants has also shortened up quite significantly, where they are now looking at space, deciding it meets their needs, and then entering into lease negotiations with us.

Mitch Germain

Analyst

That is helpful. Last one for me. The Barilla transaction, was that a broker that brought it to you, was it a relationship, and I do understand some of the criteria as to why you consider it a stronghold or an investment, and maybe what percentage of the asset is office versus nontraditional or more like industrial space? If you could provide some context there.

Paul McDowell

Management

Well, the transaction came to us through the broker. You know, it was brokered. It was a marketed transaction, so we saw it as well as other market participants. Stephanie Peacher works for us, she is the one who does acquisitions, and so she keeps a close eye on the market, and she brought that in from the brokerage community. The property itself contains the test kitchens and R&D facilities for the Barilla operations here in North America and South America as well, so very important. From a percentage perspective, about half, roughly, is their test and R&D, and half is office.

Mitch Germain

Analyst

Thank you.

Operator

Operator

Our next question is from Matthew Gardner with JonesTrading. Please proceed.

Matthew Gardner

Analyst

Hey, good morning, guys, and thanks for taking the question. It is good to see you back in the market acquiring properties. How should we think about the pace of the remaining, I guess, vacant properties being disposed of throughout the year, and then what should we look for from you to go out and acquire more properties?

Paul McDowell

Management

Yes, that is a great question. On the vacant property side, it is important to note that we had a huge amount of activity in 2025—obviously, 10 properties in 2025 and then two additional vacant properties in 2026—and then we have pending a couple of additional sales, our vacant land in Deerfield, Illinois. With respect to the pace of vacant sales in the future, we do not have that much vacancy left, but as we generate—as vacancy comes online, we are going to take a hard look, and we will make a judgment about whether or not we sell those properties or whether we hold them for lease-up. Some of the vacancy that we have now, we feel pretty confident about our ability to lease it up, so that is the primary focus. With respect to acquisitions, we have been very judicious. This is only our second acquisition since the spin. But we do want to recycle capital, and so when we have capital recycled from sale of either vacant properties or stabilized properties, both of which we did last year, we look at that capital, and we can allocate it towards debt repayment, we can allocate it towards our existing asset base for tenant improvements and leasing commissions and building improvements and the like, or we can allocate it towards acquisitions, all of which we expect to do during the course of this year.

Matthew Gardner

Analyst

I guess just looking at the upcoming lease maturities, it looks like through 2028, there is a little under 46% that is scheduled to roll over. What kind of opportunity does this present to you in terms of being able to go out there and grow these cash spreads and generate that FFO growth?

Paul McDowell

Management

Well, I think we do expect core FFO to grow meaningfully in the coming years as the portfolio stabilizes and as we rent stuff up. We have had, I would characterize it, which is I think reflective of the broader market, mixed renewal rent increases or decreases. Sometimes the market requires us to lower rents for renewal because that is just what the market will bear. But as we have seen at the end of last year, where we had three quarters in a row of increases in renewal rents, we hope that continues into 2026 and 2027 as the market gradually recovers. But I think it is going to be volatile quarter over quarter.

Matthew Gardner

Analyst

Got it. That is helpful. Thank you, guys.

Operator

Operator

There are no further questions at this time. I would like to turn the conference back over to Paul for closing remarks.

Paul McDowell

Management

Okay. Thank you, everyone, for joining us today on the call. We had a terrific year in 2025, and we are hoping to have just as good a year in 2026. We look forward to updating you on our first quarter later in the year. Thank you.

Operator

Operator

Thank you. This will conclude today's conference. You may disconnect at this time, and thank you for your participation.